Numbers of patients
| Pre-EAU June 2003 to June 2006 | Post-EAU July 2006 to June 2009 | % Change (95% CI) significance and p value | ||
| Total no of ED attendances | 208 847 | 248 847 | 19.1 NA | |
| Total no of MAU admissions | 33 341 | 0 | NA | |
| Total no of non-elective admissions | 105 209 | 107 576 | 2.2 | NA |
| No of non-elective admissions passing through the ED (%) | 56 607 (53.8) | 86 655 (79.1) | 25.6 (25.3 to 26.1) χ2 (1 df) 3405.8 <0.001 | |
| No of deaths in the ED (% of all attendances) | 342 (0.16) | 274 (0.12) | −0.05 (−0.03 to −0.08) χ2 (1 df) 36.5 <0.001 | |
EAU, emergency assessment unit; ED, emergency department; MAU, medical admissions unit.